Adrien Benoit Cyr
Jan 24, 2010
Adrien Cyr, age 93, passed peacefully on Sunday, January 24th surrounded by his children. Adrien was born in Fall River, MA where he graduated from Durfee High School and enlisted in the Army. He served for 5 years, including in the Asiatic Pacific Theater, and was honorably discharged in November of 1945. Adrien began his career as a silversmith for...
Ruth H. Lawson
Jan 21, 2010
Bristol- Miss Ruth H. Lawson, 103, formerly of Litchfield and Thomaston, died Thursday, January 21, at The Pines of Bristol. She was born in Bethlehem on August 5, 1906 daughter of the late Charles W. and Anna J. (Carlson-Riden) Lawson. She had been a resident of Bristol since 1993; she had been employed as a legal secretary in several area...
John Opalak
Dec 30, 2009
Thomaston- Mr. John Opalak, 76, died Wednesday, December 30, at Cook Willow Health Care in Plymouth after a long illness. He was the husband of Donna (Atherton) Sheehan Opalak. Mr. Opalak was born October 6, 1933 in Waterbury, son of the late Michael and Anna (Pavlik) Opalak I. He was a graduate of Levenworth High School. He had worked in...
Donald W. Dubois Sr.
Dec 21, 2009
Thomaston Donald W. DuBois Sr., 53, of Watertown Rd., died Monday December 21, 2009. Mr. DuBois was born August 13, 1956, in Waterbury to Shirley (Johnson) of Maine and the late Romeo R. DuBois. He worked at R & R Napa Auto in Thomaston, part time for eighteen years with his brothers Romeo and Brian He also worked as a...
Geraldine L. Butler
Dec 19, 2009
Geraldine L. (Riphenburg) Butler- 90, formerly of Jackson Street, died Saturday December 19, 2009 at Cook Willow Health Care of Plymouth after a long illness. She was the widow of Russell Butler. Geraldine was born in New York to the late Reuben and Goldie Riphenburg on August 29, 1919. She was a homemaker and enjoyed watching the kids from the...
Lorraine Marie Ogren
Dec 16, 2009
Lorraine Marie Ogren Thomaston - Lorraine M. (Bradshaw) Ogren, 65, of High Street Ext., died Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at Waterbury Hospital. She was the wife to Nils Ogren Sr. for 38 Years. Mrs. Ogren was born on April 16, 1944 in Waterbury, to the late James and Elizabeth (Mgrath) Bradshaw. She was a Thomaston resident for 37 years and...
Claudia Weber
Dec 13, 2009
Thomaston- Mrs. Claudia (Brown) Weber, 65, died Sunday, December 13, at her home with her family by her side. She was the wife of Karl F. Weber. Mrs. Weber was born November 23, 1944 in Waterbury daughter of the late Edgar E. and Gertrude (Wagner) Brown. Raised in Plymouth she attended local schools and the Terryville High School. Claudia was...
Alvina Fraser
Dec 9, 2009
Torrington- Mrs. Alvina (Selnau) Fraser, 99, formerly of Thomaston, died Wednesday, December 9, at Litchfield Woods Health Care in Torrington. She was the widow of Donald S. Fraser, Sr. Mrs. Fraser was born November 17, 1910 in Bristol daughter of the late Adolf and Marianna (Flamang) Selnau. She had worked for New Departure and the Ingraham Clock Co. She was...
James F. Grenier Sr.
Dec 6, 2009
James F. Grenier Sr.- 85, of Leigh Ave., died Sunday December 6, 2009 at his home with his wife by his side. He was the husband to Ada (Rowlison) Grenier. James was born in Waterbury to the late James and Mary (Meade) Grenier on August 28, 1924. He was proud to serve his country as a WWII Veteran with the...
Joffre 'Bob' Bazin
Nov 28, 2009
Thomaston- Mr. Joffre "Bob" Bazin, 92, of Pleasant St., died Saturday, November 28, 2009, at Sheridan Woods in Bristol after a brief illness. Bob was born in New Jersey and raised in New York. He joined the Merchant Marine during World War II and received his discharge from the U.S. Coast Guard. After living in Woodmont, CT for over two...
Clifford L. Schmidt
Nov 9, 2009
Northfield- Mr. Clifford L. Schmidt, died November 9. He was the husband of Dolores (Lorrie) Schmidt. Born on a farm in Mitchell County, Iowa on June 27, 1922, Mr. Schmidt was the son of Fred E. Schmidt and Flora (Nieland) Schmidt. He attended and graduated from the Mitchell Consolidated High School. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a...
Thomas C. Murray
Nov 5, 2009
Thomaston- Thomas E. Murray, 47, of Park Place, died suddenly on Thursday November 5, 2009 at his home in Thomaston. Thomas was born in Hartford on February 17, 1962 to George and Frances (Crandlemire) Murray. He had attended Schools in West Hartford and college in Florida. Tom was a noted computer programmer and enjoyed mentoring others in computer science. He...
Janice S. Brower
Nov 5, 2009
WATERTOWN Janice S. Brower,64, of Buckingham St., died at Waterbury Hospital on Thursday, November 5, 2009 after a long illness while surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her loving companion, James Bovat. Janice was born June 4, 1945, in Spartanburg, South Carolina daughter of the late James and Ann (Nayokas) Butler. She worked at St. Marys Hospital...
Rose Anna Lannan
Nov 5, 2009
Litchfield- Rose Anna (Schmeiler) Lannan, died November 5, 2009 at Rose Haven in Litchfield. Rose was the widow of John A. Lannan Jr. Rose was born on April 4, 1923 in Greenwich, daughter to the late Arthur and Anna (Jensen) Schmeiler. She had spent many of her years in Hamden before moving to Northfield. She leaves a son, Jack Lannan...
Stella M. Ososki
Nov 4, 2009
Stella M. Ososki THOMASTON Stella M. Ososki, 98, of Randolph Ave., died at Waterbury Hospital Wednesday, November 04, 2009. She was the widow of Paul Ososki. Stella was born February 28, 1911, in New Britian, daughter of the late Anthony and Phyllis (Zabielska) Dluglolenski. She lived in Thomaston from the time she was married in 1931 until the present and...
George A. Peck, Sr
Nov 1, 2009
Torrington- Mr. George A. Peck, Sr., 77, died Sunday, November 1, at Litchfield Woods Health Care, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Nancy (Bothroyd) Peck. Mr. Peck was born July 4, 1932 in Waterbury, son of the late Vincent W. and Ethel B. (Krom) Peck. Raised in Thomaston he attended local schools and Thomaston High...
Brian K. Lockwood
Nov 1, 2009
Thomaston- Mr. Brian K. Lockwood, 50, died Sunday, November 1, at Waterbury Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia L. (Boguslawski) Lockwood. Mr. Lockwood was born December 12, 1958 in Danbury, son of Robert H. and Lillian May (Stepney) Lockwood of Bantam. Raised in New Milford he attended local schools and was a graduate of New Milford High School class...
Joseph M. Kelley
Oct 27, 2009
Thomaston- Mr. Joseph M. Kelley, 81, died Tuesday, October 27, at St. Marys Hospital in Waterbury. He was the husband of Maria (Witte) Kelley. Mr. Kelley was born September 27, 1928 in Waterbury son of the late John V. and Margaret (Kennedy) Kelley. Raised in Waterbury and Wolcott, he attended Saints Peter and Paul Grammar School and Crosby High School....
John W. Hill
Oct 27, 2009
Waterbury - John W. Hill, 57, of Wakelee Rd., died on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, after a long illness. John was formerly of Thomaston and was a toolmaker at the Stevens Company before becoming disabled. Mr. Hill was born in Kansas City, MO on December 22, 1951 to the late Reno Bryan and Nellie G. (Simmons) Hill. John was an...
Mildred Thomson
Oct 23, 2009
Thomaston - Mildred "Mimi" Roseannie (Lundberg) Thomson, age 85, of Judson St., died at home on Friday, October 23. She was the wife of William J. Thomson. They were married for 62 years. Born in Thomaston on March 7, 1924, Mimi was the daughter of the late C. Henning Lundberg and Rosa (Lundholm) Lundberg, both originally of Stockholm, Sweden. Mimi...